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glass eye

[glas ahy, glahs ahy, glas ahy, glahs ahy] / ˈglæs ˈaɪ, ˈglɑs ˈaɪ, ˈglæs ˌaɪ, ˈglɑs ˌaɪ /
NOUN
artificial eye
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“Equipped with a prosthesis simulating a glass eye over his pupil,” we are told, Mr. Day-Lewis “practiced hitting it with the tip of his knife without batting an eyelid.”

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 1, 2026

"It's all here," said our colleague, holding up the money to show to a bearded man with a glass eye.

From BBC Aug. 5, 2025

Within weeks, Yukov had a new glass eye and was back in Dovhenke, searching for Sasha.

From Seattle Times Apr. 4, 2024

His father had worn a glass eye since a terrible accident when he was 10, and his mother, Beatrice, had worked at Harper’s Bazaar magazine alongside Diana Vreeland and an upstart Andy Warhol.

From New York Times Oct. 14, 2022

Malfoy, who had reached for the glass eye, said, “I thought you were going to buy me a present.”

From "Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets" by J. K. Rowling



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